Doo-Wop Pop

Illust. by Bryan Collier. HarperCollins. Grades 2-5.

A picture book about Doo-Wop Pop, who introduces the children of a school to the special joy of the music called Doo-Wop. “Sha-bop. Sha-bop. The fun won’t stop.”

Elijah Earl is used to keeping to himself.  He's not the only one-- Alishah hides behind her head scarf, Jacob keeps out of sight, Luis  hides behind a book, and Pam Pam is the shyest of them all.  But when  the school custodian the children call "Doo-Wop Pop" steps in,  everything starts to change.  Doo-Wop Pop, once an a cappella, rock- and-roll star, teaches the children to listen to the sounds in their world, write them down, and turn them into doo-wop, their OWN poetry and music.

With vibrant collage work from Caldecott-Honor-winning illustrator  Bryan Collier, this uplifting tale about overcoming shyness and  recognizing the poetry around us-- can't "be-boppa beat!"

"Roni Schotter has amazingly captured the heart and soul of one of our greatest gifts--vocal harmony--on paper.  The doo-wop musical genre is a collage of human experience and this book oozes humanity and  emotion.  I love it!  And those illustrations--wow!" 

Cousin Brucie Morrow, Sirius Satellite Radio

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